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In reply to the discussion: My 911 Call, The "Attempted Murder" of My Daughter, & Oppression of the Family Death Penalty [View all]Land Shark
(6,348 posts)The above is arguably one of the guiding spirits of authoritarianism or even fascism. It is a philosophy that apparently guides CPS, as they say themselves they "err" on the side of "keeping kids safe."
It is better, they might say, that individual families and children be greatly hurt (emotionally) for certain, than it is to take the tiny risk that might "trouble" the state as it contemplates the "trouble" it theoretically could get into in the unlikely event something goes wrong. Relatively speaking, only if they fail to break up a family could there be bad press or possible professional consequences for state officials.
But 20/20 recently did an expose on the Michigan CPS that was favorable to one family. They used pseudo-scientific people who claimed to be able to help autistic children speak via a keyboard process, then the keyboarder reports that the autistic girl has been abused. It's all a fabrication, as shown on 20/20, but CPS was happy to use it to break up a family:
Michigan Family Alleges Harrowing Misconduct by Prosecutors, Police
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/michigan-family-alleges-harrowing-misconduct-prosecutors-police/story?id=15299991#.T1oMmXnjtFY
("and the therapy that started this all out, appears to be no better than using a Ouiji board"